New Guinea Megapode Megapodius decollatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 11, 2015
Text last updated September 11, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | megàpode de Nova Guinea |
| Czech | tabon novoguinejský |
| Dutch | Grijs Boshoen |
| English | New Guinea Megapode |
| English (United States) | New Guinea Megapode |
| French | Mégapode de Nouvelle-Guinée |
| French (France) | Mégapode de Nouvelle-Guinée |
| German | Neuguinea-Großfußhuhn |
| Indonesian | Gosong papua |
| Japanese | ニューギニアツカツクリ |
| Norwegian | papuaovnhøne |
| Polish | nogal nowogwinejski |
| Russian | Новогвинейский большеног |
| Serbian | Novogvinejska megapoda |
| Slovak | tabon popolavý |
| Spanish | Talégalo Papú |
| Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo papú |
| Swedish | papuastorfotshöna |
| Turkish | Yeni Gine Megapodu |
| Ukrainian | Великоніг папуанський |
Megapodius decollatus Oustalet, 1878
PROTONYM:
Megapodius decollatus
Oustalet, 1878. Bulletin Hebdomadaire de l'Association Scientifique de France 21, p.248.
TYPE LOCALITY:
d'Urville Island [now Kairiru].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- decollatus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the New Guinea Scrubfowl
